The name collection

Names with meaning.

3,600+ baby names from 25 cultures, each with its meaning, origin, pronunciation and story.

Mythology

Gods, heroes and legends

1–48 of 279 names

Greek

Atlas

Possibly enduring

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Latin · Italian

Aurora

Dawn

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Greek

Chloe

Green shoot

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Welsh

Dylan

Toward the tide; toward the flow

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Greek

Iris

Rainbow

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Spanish · Latin

Luna

Moon

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Irish

Maeve

Intoxicating

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Sanskrit · Greek

Maya

Illusion; divine creative power

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Greek

Penelope

Meaning uncertain; possibly a kind of duck or a weaving-related compound

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English · Germanic

Waylon

Variant of Wayland; possibly associated with craft or cunning

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Greek · Phoenician

Adonis

Lord; master

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Sanskrit

Agastya

Name of a Vedic sage; derivation uncertain

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Greek

Apollo

Meaning unknown; name of a Greek god

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Portuguese · Greek

Ariana

Form of Ariadne; possibly most holy

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Italian

Arianna

Italian form of Ariadne; older meaning uncertain

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Sanskrit

Arjun

Bright; shining; white

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Greek

Athena

Meaning unknown; name of a Greek goddess

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Irish

Conor

Desiring hounds

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Greek

Cora

Maiden; sometimes a short form of another name

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Greek

Daphne

Laurel tree

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Latin

Diana

Divine; goddesslike

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Greek

Elara

Meaning uncertain; possibly hazelnut or spear-shaft

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Greek

Evander

Good man; a separate Scottish route also exists

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Irish · Old Norse

Finn

White; blessed in Irish

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Old Norse

Freya

Lady

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English · Welsh

Griffin

Form of Gruffudd; also the mythical creature

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Greek

Hector

Holding fast

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Greek · Latin

Helena

Form of Helen; original meaning uncertain

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Hawaiian · Irish

Kane

Man in Hawaiian Kāne; Irish surname route is separate

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Hebrew · Akkadian

Lilith

Night-associated; from lilitu

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German

Lorelei

Meaning uncertain; name of a Rhine rock

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Welsh

Morgan

Possibly sea circle; the Arthurian feminine name differs

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Old Norse

Odin

Inspired; frenzied; furious

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Greek

Orion

Constellation and hunter name; meaning uncertain

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Irish

Oscar

Possibly deer friend; alternative Germanic origins

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English · Greek

Phoebe

Bright; pure

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English · Greek

Phoenix

Mythical phoenix bird; its Greek root refers to dark red

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Greek · Latin

Rhea

Meaning unknown; flow and earth are proposed connections

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English · Latin · Welsh

Sabrina

Latin form of a Severn river name; ultimate meaning unknown

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English · Latin

Sylvia

Form of Silvia, associated with woods or forest

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